When Hannibal Lecter Took Over
With “The Silence of the Lambs” hitting theaters, Orion wanted a hit. They didn’t anticipate an antihero.
The Publishing Industry Has a Gambling Problem
“Companies keep betting on the next bestseller. Literature is poorer for it.”
Inside Beirut’s Fight To Save Its Reading Culture
“As reading declines and self-censorship grows, bookshops are shuttering in the city once hailed as the Arab world’s publishing capital.”
Sister Inquiry
“The Pelly twins on music, writing, and life beyond algorithms.”
No Entry
“In America, whether we can swim — and whether we have access to water at all — is closely tied to race.”
How “Cabin Porn” Took Over the Internet
“A rough-hewn A-frame in a snowscape or a tiny log shack by a lake—why off-grid, simple living has long captured the American imagination, and our online attention.”
My Father Could Have Changed the World. Instead, He Changed Mine
“He embodied the traits of our great ancestors—but ended up a drug dealer who broke his family.”
What’s Happening to Reading?
“For many people, A.I. may be bringing the age of traditional text to an end.”